Born in 1853 in Denmark, Soren Emil Carlsen was thought of as a gifted still life painter. Prior to his immigration to Chicago in 1872, he studied architecture. After arriving in Chicago, he worked …

Born in France in 1684, Jean-Antoine Watteau only lived to be 36 years old, but he is considered to have had a tremendous impact on the artistic world. In 1704, he became the assistant of Claude Gi …